An English Bracket Clock is a portable mantel clock traditionally designed to stand on a bracket or shelf. Produced from the late seventeenth century onwards, these clocks are renowned for their finely made fusee movements, brass dials and beautifully crafted cases in ebony, walnut, mahogany or ebonised wood. Antique English bracket clocks are highly prized for their precision engineering and decorative elegance. *Related Terms*\ Bracket Clock, Eight-Day Clock, Double Fusee Clock, Ebonised Wood, Mantel Clock, Verge Escapement.